COURSE SYLLABUS – IC 541CA
TV Program
Cal VIEW
205 McLaughlin
College of Engineering
University of California
Phone: (510) 642-5776
Fax: (510) 643-5877
Fall 2001
Consultant: Mike Sheets
Office Hours: TBA
E-mail address: eley.edu
Phone: (510) 642-5776
Fax: (510) 643-5877
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COURSE SYLLABUS – IC 541CA
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
IC 541CA –Fall 2001 - 4 Units
Digital Integrated Circuits
Professor Jan Rabaey
(UC Berkeley EECS 141)
Textbooks
1) Rabaey, J. Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective. Prentice Hall, Inc., 1996.
2) Rabaey, J. Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective DRAFT CHAPTERS 1-6. Unpublished, 2000. Available in course reader.
Course web site
http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/ICDesign/ic541ca_f01/
Lecture Schedule
Special Note: This syllabus reflects the sequence of lectures as it was videotaped in the Fall of 2000.
TBA Conference Call: There will also be a conference call with Prof. Rabaey at some point during the semester. Details will be provided when available.
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the introductory conf. call with Mike on Aug. 29.
Tues, August 28 Lecture #1 – Course Introduction
Tues, August 29 MANDATORY Introductory Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PDT.
Thurs, August 30 Lecture #2 – Design Metrics
Mon, September 3 Labor Day Holiday
Tues, September 4 Lecture #3 – CMOS Inverter
Thurs, September 6 Lecture #4 – IC Manufacturing and Design Rules
Fri, September 7 HOMEWORK #1 DUE: must be postmarked by 9/7.
Tues, September 11 Lecture #5 – Voltage Transfer Characteristic
Thurs, September 13 Lecture #6 – MOS Capacitances & Prop Delay
Fri, September 14 HOMEWORK #2 DUE: must be postmarked by 9/14.
Tues, September 18 Lecture #7 – Power Consumption & Technology Scaling
Thurs, September 20 Lecture #8 – Wire Models
Fri, September 21 HOMEWORK #3 DUE: must be postmarked by 9/21.
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Mike on September 26.
Tues, September 25 Lecture #9 – Wire Models
Wed, September 26 Exam Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PDT for Exam 1 review/questions
Thurs, September 27 Lecture #10 – Complementary CMOS Logic Design
Fri, September 28 HOMEWORK #4 DUE: must be postmarked by 9/28.
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: Please call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Prof. Rabaey on TBA.
Week of October 1-5 MIDTERM EXAM #1 DUE: must be postmarked by 10/5.
Tues, October 2 Lecture #11 – Complementary CMOS Optimization
Thurs, October 4 Lecture #12 – Low Energy Design + Ratioed Logic Design
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Mike on October 10.
Tues, October 9 Lecture #13 – Pass-transistor Logic Project Launch
Wed, October 10 Project Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PDT for project questions/discussion
Thurs, October 11 Lecture #14 – Dynamic Circutis
Thurs, October 12 HOMEWORK #5 DUE: must be postmarked by 10/11.
Fri, October 13 Columbus Day Holiday (note: HW is due on the 12th)
Tues, October 16 Lecture #15 – Dynamic + Low-energy Design
Thurs, October 18 Lecture #16 – Sequential Circuits Latches and Flip-flops
Fri, October 19 HOMEWORK #6 DUE: must be postmarked by 10/19.
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Mike on October 24
Tues, October 23 Lecture #17 – Sequential Circuits Latches and Flip-flops
Wed, October 24 Exam Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PDT for Exam 2 review/questions.
Thurs, October 25 Lecture #18 – Sequential Circuits Multi-vibrators
Fri, October 26 HOMEWORK #7 DUE: must be postmarked by 10/26. PROJECT PHASE #1 DUE: must be postmarked by 10/26.
Sun, October 29 (2 am) Daylight Savings Time ends (Fall back). All remaining conference calls are at 10am PST
Week of October 29-November 2 MIDTERM EXAM #2 DUE: must be postmarked by 11/2.
Tues, October 30 Lecture #19 – Review for Midterm #2
Wed, October 31 Halloween Holiday
Thurs, November 1 Lecture #20 – Arithmetic
Tues, November 6 Lecture #21 – Arithmetic
Thurs, November 8 Lecture #22 – Interconnect-Capacitive
Fri, November 9 HOMEWORK #8 DUE: must be postmarked by 11/9.
Mon, November 12 Veterans Day Holiday
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Mike on November 14.
Tues, November 13 Lecture #23 – Interconnect – Resistive
Wed, November 14 Project Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PST for project questions/discussion
Thurs, November 15 Lecture #24 – Interconnect + Timing
Fri, November 16 HOMEWORK #9 DUE: must be postmarked by 11/16.
Tues, November 20 Lecture #25 – Timing + Memory
Wed, November 21 Lecture #26– Semiconductor Memory
Thurs. November 22 Thanksgiving Holiday
TBA Conference Call Sign-Up: You MUST call the Cal VIEW office at (510) 642-5776 to sign up for the conf. call with Mike on November 30.
Tues, November 27 Lecture #27 – Overview and Discussion
Wed, November 28 Exam Conference Call: with Mike from 10-11am PST for Final Exam questions/discussion
Fri, November 30 HOMEWORK #10 DUE: must be postmarked by 11/30. PROJECT PHASE #2 DUE: must be postmarked by 11/30.
Week of December 3-7 FINAL EXAM DUE: must be postmarked by 12/7.
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